Anyone have experience with 1. benfotiamine 2. alpha lipoic acid? ____________________________________________________________________________________ Do you...
... Yes. I am taking both. 800mg/day of ALA and 640mg/day of benfotiamine. They definitely help, but not to the degree that all of the articles describe. Not...
Wishing everyone a wonderful ThanksGiving! May your day be "one of the good days" that we all talk about. I've been doing fairly well for the past couple...
It's been months since I last posted. Spent most of the summer months at the lake in our motor home. Still see the chiropractor every 2 wks but have bouts of...
Hi, Merry Christmas to all who celebrate Christmas. I saw an ad in the AARP magazine for an supplement called "neuragen". Has anyone tried this? Just...
I'm about to file for disability and am wondering if any one in Oregon has applied/been accepted/denied.If you have tima and feel up to it, please email me. ...
I'm about to file for disability and am wondering if any one in Maryland has applied/been accepted/denied.If you have tima and feel up to it, please email...
Hi, I am in Salisbury, MD. I havent needed to apply for disability yet, but I expect to down the road. Please keep the group informed so I can follow your...
My neurologist just told me I would qualify, but he said it doesn't pay much. And how do you live while you fight the system? I know that hiring a lawyer that...
Hi thanks for the info,I'am going to Soc Ser today and get everything started.Doc put me on one yr disablity for now .Pain everytime I walk and grab.Getting...
hi, this julianne. i used SSLG, social security law group. it cost $5300 but mine got approved the 1st time. some things to make sure: have your dr(s)...
hi dorothy, the amount it pays has to due with how much you contributed to ssi throughout your lifetime, please check it out. it may be more than you think....
What does soc sec disability pay? I assume the attorney doesn't get paid if you don't get approved, right? I don't know where the $5K would come from - like...
Hi All I am in the process of doing the disability Thing. I am awaiting on my hearing having been denied twice EVEN though the Social Security Doctor they sent...
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I have been on disability for 6 years. To start with, my back was so bad it was obvious I could barely walk. I applied, sent in all the documentation and then...
CAROL THANK YOU FOR THE HEADS UP. 2 TYPES SOCIAL SECURITY IT SOUNDS AS IF I HAVE ALOT OF PAPER WORK AND PRAYING TO DO.I WANT TO THANK EVERYBODY THAT HAS GIVEN...
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I am a new member of this group and do not have peripheral neuropathy but my father (who is 87, lives alone on a 40 acre ranch in Iowa) does. He lives in a...
... diagnosed ... feet and ... had this ... as the ... the ... hi Robert! I have been diagnosed for a few months now and same as you it isn't from diabetes....
Hi Shelly, I have "balance Problems" with mine and PAIN :( The pain is HORRIBLE so your Dad is lucky not to have it. But the balance issues are also AWFUL I...
Hello everyone from cold NW Ohio! Been in the 50's and 60's lately, first time we are down inm single digits this year! And we have only seen less than an inch...
~~~~~~~~~~ Michael, the physical therapist took my cane away and put me on crutches. ~~~~~~~~ No way could I use crutches my hands wrists and lower arms are...
Hi I also have non-diabetic neuropathy. I take ALA (800mg daily) and benfotiamine (640mg daily). these supplements help me a great deal with the burning and...
HI Alan I just started on ALA myself because I heard of it on this list. It really made me sick to my stomach at 3 pills daily so I had to go to 2 only. I...
I am Cindy...I have been a member of this group for a few months now and diagnosed with Neuropathy in 2002 when I was 29. I also have been told that they do...
Thanks for writing Michael. From your response, it sounds like you have a very severe form of this disease. I never realized it could be this debilitating at...
Hi Alan. I am hearing from many others who have a lot of pain. I now realize that my dad is very, very lucky not to have pain but he does feel like his feet...
Hi Cindy, Welcome. I think you will find a weath of knowledge and compassion here. Everyone has the same disease but in variations. 29 is too young to be...
Hi Shelly, I t's great to see such a caring daughter. It is very hard to come to acceptance with this disease because it is very different ineach of us. If he...